2 Chronicles 13-15 - Asa's heart was wholly devoted all his days

Abijah Reigns over Judah

God Smites Israel Before Judah

2Ch 13:14-15 LSB - [14] So Judah turned around, and behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to Yahweh, and the priests blew the trumpets. [15] Then the men of Judah raised a shout [of war], and when the men of Judah raised the shout [of war], then it was that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

Death of Jeroboam

Asa Reigns over Judah

2Ch 14:11 LSB - [11] Then Asa called to Yahweh his God and said, "Yahweh, there is no one besides You to help [in the battle] between those of abundant [power] and those who have no power; so help us, O Yahweh our God, for we lean on You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. O Yahweh, You are our God; let not mortal man prevail against You."

The Spirit of God Comes on Azariah

2Ch 15:2 LSB - [2] and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Asa Takes Away Detestable Idols

2Ch 15:8 LSB - [8] Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he strengthened himself and took away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then renewed the altar of Yahweh which was in front of the porch of Yahweh.

2Ch 15:17 LSB - [17] But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa's heart was wholly devoted all his days.

2 Chronicles 10-12 - The Revolt Against Rehoboam

The Revolt Against Rehoboam

2Ch 10:15 LSB - [15] So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn [of events] from God, that Yahweh might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1Ki 11:31 LSB - [31] And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes,

 

Rehoboam Builds Cities for Fortification

2Ch 11:4 LSB - [4] 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up and fight against your brothers; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh and returned from going against Jeroboam.

Priests and Levites Come to Jerusalem

2Ch 11:14-15 LSB - [14] For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possession [of land] and went to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from ministering as priests to Yahweh-- [15] And he set up priests of his own for the high places, for the goat demons and for the calves which he had made--

Rehoboam’s Family

2Ch 11:23 LSB - [23] And he acted with discernment and distributed some of his sons through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them sustenance in abundance. And he sought a multitude of wives [for them].

Egypt Plunders Jerusalem

2Ch 12:7 LSB - [7] When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, saying, "They have humbled themselves [so] I will not bring them to ruin, but I will grant them some [measure] of escape, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

2Ch 12:14 LSB - [14] And he did evil because he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.

2 Chronicls 7-9 - If My People Pray

Fire from Heaven

2Ch 7:1 LSB - [1] Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

Rev 21:23 LSB - [23] And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp [is] the Lamb.

 

The Dedication of the Temple

2Ch 7:8 LSB - [8] So Solomon celebrated the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from Lebo-hamath to the brook of Egypt.

If My People Pray

2Ch 7:13-14 LSB - [13] "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, [14] and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their evil ways, then I will listen from heaven, I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.

2Ch 7:15 LSB - [15] "Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer [offered] in this place.

Solomon Builds Cities

2Ch 8:11 LSB - [11] Then Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house which he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy where the ark of Yahweh has entered."

The Queen of Sheba

2Ch 9:1 LSB - [1] Now the queen of Sheba heard the report about Solomon. So she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very glorious retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was in her heart.

2Ch 9:12 LSB - [12] Thus King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire which she asked, besides [a return for] what she had brought to the king. Then she turned around and went to her own land together with her servants.

Solomon’s Riches and Wisdom

2Ch 9:22-23 LSB - [22] So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. [23] And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

The Death of Solomon

2 Chronicles 4-6 - Foreigner

The Furnishings of the House of Yahweh

2Ch 4:1 LSB - [1] Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in width and ten cubits in height.

2Ch 4:7 LSB - [7] Then he made the ten golden lampstands in the way prescribed for them and he put them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

2Ch 4:19 LSB - [19] Solomon also made all the furniture which [was in] the house of God: even the golden altar and the tables with the bread of the Presence on them,

The Ark Brought into the House of Yahweh

2Ch 5:10 LSB - [10] There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put [there] at Horeb, where Yahweh cut a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

Heb 9:3-4 LSB - [3] And behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, [4] having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron's rod which budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

 

The Glory of Yahweh Fills His House

2Ch 5:11-14 LSB - 

[11] Now it happened that when the priests came out of the holy place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without regard to divisions), 

[12] and all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and relatives, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them 120 priests blowing trumpets 

[13] in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to give thanks to Yahweh, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised Yahweh [saying], "[He] indeed is good for His lovingkindness endures forever," then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud, 

[14] so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled the house of God.

Solomon Blesses the People

2Ch 6:1-2 LSB - [1] Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that He would dwell in the [cloud of] dense gloom. [2] "Now I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your dwelling forever."

Solomon’s Prayer for Israel

2Ch 6:32-33 LSB - 

[32] "Also concerning the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel, if he comes from a far country for Your great name's sake and Your strong hand and Your outstretched arm, so if they come and pray toward this house, 

[33] then listen from heaven, from Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name even to fear You, as [do] Your people Israel, and to know that Your name is called upon this house which I have built.

Isa 56:6-7 LSB - 

[6] "Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, To minister to Him, and to love the name of Yahweh, To be His slaves, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And takes hold of My covenant, 

[7] Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them glad in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

 

2 Chronicles 1-3 - A House for the name of Yahweh

Solomon Goes Before Yahweh

2Ch 1:1 LSB - [1] Now Solomon the son of David strengthened himself over his kingdom, and Yahweh his God [was] with him and highly exalted him.

2Ch 1:7 LSB - [7] In that night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask what I should give to you."

God Gives Wisdom to Solomon

2Ch 1:10 LSB - [10] "Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can do justice for this great people of Yours?"

2Ch 1:11-12 LSB - [11] And God said to Solomon, "Because you had this in your heart, and did not ask for riches, wealth, or glory, or the life of those who hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may do justice for My people over whom I have made you king, [12] wisdom and knowledge have been given to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and glory, such as none of the kings who were before you had nor those who will come after you."

Solomon’s Chariots and Horsemen

Preparing to Build the Temple

2Ch 2:1 LSB - [1] Then Solomon decided to build a house for the name of Yahweh and a royal palace for himself.

2Ch 2:16 LSB - [16] "And we will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and bring it to you on rafts by sea to Joppa, so that you may carry it up to Jerusalem."

Ezr 3:7 LSB - [7] Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

 

Solomon Builds Yahweh’s House

2Ch 3:1 LSB - [1] Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where [Yahweh] had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

SOLOMON'S TEMPLE

Solomon began to build "the house of the Lord" in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah in the spring of 967 or 966 b.c. (1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chron. 3:1-2) and completed it seven years later, in the fall of 960 or 959 (1 Kings 6:38). The temple itself, not including the surrounding chambers on three sides, was 90 feet (27 m) long, 30 feet (9 m) wide, and 45 feet (14 m) high. It stood in the middle of a court with boundary walls.

1 Chronicles 28-29

David’s Charge to Israel

1Ch 28:7 LSB - [7] 'And I will establish his kingdom forever if he will be strong to do My commandments and My judgments, as is done now.' 

David’s Charge to Solomon

1Ch 28:19 LSB - [19] "All [this]," [said David], "has been granted to me as insight in writing by the hand of Yahweh, all the details of this pattern."

Offerings for the Temple

1Ch 29:8-9 LSB - [8] And whoever possessed [precious] stones gave them to the treasury of the house of Yahweh, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. [9] Then the people were glad because they had offered so willingly, for they made their freewill offering to Yahweh with a whole heart, and King David also was exceedingly glad.

David Blesses Yahweh

1Ch 29:10 LSB - [10] So David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, "Blessed are You, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting.

1Ch 29:20 ESV - [20] Then David said to all the assembly, "Bless the LORD your God." And all the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Sacrifices to Yahweh

1Ch 29:22 LSB - [22] So they ate and drank that day before Yahweh with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and they anointed [him] as ruler for Yahweh and Zadok as priest.

Death of David

1 Chronicles 25-27

David Organizes the Musicians

1Ch 25:1-2 LSB - [1] Moreover, David and the commanders of the army separated for the service [some] of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun, who [were] to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals; and the number of those who performed their service was: [2] Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph [were] under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.

1Ch 25:3 LSB - [3] Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

1Sa 10:5 LSB - [5] "Afterward you will come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

1Ch 25:7 LSB - [7] And their number who were trained in singing to Yahweh, with their relatives, all who were skillful, [was] 288.

Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1Ch 26:4-5 LSB - [4] Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth, [5] Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh [and] Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

1Ch 13:14 LSB - [14] Thus the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom with all that he had.

 

Caring for the Holy Treasure

1Ch 26:20 LSB - [20] As for the Levites, Ahijhah was over the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the holy gifts.

Administrators of Outside Work

Commanders of the Divisions

Leaders of Tribes

1 Chronicles 22-24

Preparation to Build Yahweh’s House

1Ch 22:5 LSB - [5] And David said, "My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house that is to be built for Yahweh shall be highly exalted, for a name and beauty throughout all lands. [Therefore] now I will make preparation for it." So David made ample preparations before his death.

Solomon to Build Yahweh’s House

1Ch 22:14 LSB - [14] "Now behold, with great pains I have prepared for the house of Yahweh 100,000 talents of gold and 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond weight, for they are in great quantity; also timber and stone I have prepared, and you may add to them.

David Organizes the Levites

1Ch 23:5 LSB - [5] and 4,000 [were] gatekeepers, and 4,000 [were] praising Yahweh with the instruments which David made for giving praise.

1Ch 23:30-31 LSB - [30] And they are to stand every morning to thank and to praise Yahweh, and likewise at evening, [31] and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh, on the sabbaths, the new moons and the appointed times in the number [set] by the judgments concerning them, continually before Yahweh.

David Organizes the Priests

1Ch 24:2 LSB - [2] But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.

Num 3:4 LSB - [4] But Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they offered strange fire before Yahweh in the wilderness of Sinai; and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the lifetime of their father Aaron.

 

1 Chronicles 19-21

The Ammonites Dishonor David’s Men

1Ch 19:2 LSB - [2] So David said, "I will show lovingkindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed lovingkindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.

1Ch 19:6 LSB - [6] Then the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David. So Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.

David Defeats Ammon and Aram

1Ch 19:19 LSB - [19] Then the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel. So they made peace with David and served him. And the Arameans were not willing to save the sons of Ammon anymore.

The Capture of Rabbah

1Ch 20:2 LSB - [2] Then David took the crown of their king from his head; and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and in it [was] a precious stone; and it was [placed] on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city [in] a very great amount.

War with Philistine Giants

1Ch 20:6-7 LSB - [6] Then there was war at Gath again, and there was a man of [great] stature who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six [fingers on each hand] and six [toes on each foot]; and he also had been born to the giants. [7] And he reproached Israel, so Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, struck him down.

David Sins by Numbering Israel

1Ch 21:1 LSB - [1] Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to number Israel.

1Ch 21:7 LSB - [7] And this thing was displeasing in the sight of God, so He struck Israel.

1Ch 21:16 LSB - [16] Then David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

David Erects an Altar

1Ch 21:18-19 LSB - [18] Then the angel of Yahweh said to Gad to say to David, that David should go up and erect an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. [19] So David went up at the word of Gad, which he spoke in the name of Yahweh.

1Ch 21:30 LSB - [30] But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was terrified by the sword of the angel of Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 16-18 - David went in and sat before Yahweh and said

 A Tent for the Ark

1Ch 16:1 LSB - [1] And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they brought burnt offerings and peace offerings near before God.

Song of Thanksgiving

1Ch 16:8-12 LSB - 

[8] Oh give thanks to Yahweh, call upon His name; Make known His acts among the peoples. 

[9] Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Muse on all His wondrous deeds. 

[10] Boast in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh be glad. 

[11] Inquire of Yahweh and His strength; Seek His face continually. 

[12] Remember His wondrous deeds which He has done, His miraculous signs and the judgments uttered by His mouth,

1Ch 16:28-29 LSB - 

[28] Ascribe to Yahweh, O families of the peoples, 

Ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength. 

[29] Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name; 

Lift up an offering, and come before Him; 

Worship Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.

Ministering Before the Ark

1Ch 16:37 LSB - [37] So he left behind Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required;

The Ark of Yahweh Inhabits a Tent

1Ch 17:4-5 LSB - [4] "Go and say to David My servant, 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not build Me a house to inhabit; [5] for I have not inhabited a house since the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I have been from tent to tent and from [one] dwelling place [to another].

David’s House Will Be Established Forever

1Ch 17:11-14 LSB - 

[11] "And it will be that when your days are fulfilled to go [to be] with your fathers, I will raise up [one of] your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 

[12] "He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 

[13] "I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; and I will not remove My lovingkindness from him, as I removed [it] from him who was before you. 

[14] "But I will cause him to stand in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever."'"

David Magnifies Yahweh’s Name

1Ch 17:16 LSB - [16] Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh and said, "Who am I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

David Strikes Down Nations

1Ch 18:1 LSB - [1] Now it happened afterwards, that David struck the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.

1Ch 18:14 LSB - [14] So David reigned over all Israel; and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people.

1 Chronicles 13-15 - How can I

Uzza Dies from Touching the Ark

1Ch 13:9-10 LSB - [9] Then they came to the threshing floor of Chidon. And Uzza reached out with his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen nearly upset [it]. [10] And the anger of Yahweh burned against Uzza, and He struck him down because he reached out with his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

1Ch 13:12 LSB - [12] So David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God [back] to me?"

1Ch 13:14 LSB - [14] Thus the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-edom in his house three months; and Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-edom with all that he had.

David’s Wives and Children

David Strikes Down the Philistines

1Ch 14:10 LSB - [10] Then David asked of God, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You give them into my hand?" And Yahweh said to him, "Go up, for I will give them into your hand."

1Ch 14:14-15 LSB - [14] So David again asked of God, and God said to him, "You shall not go [directly] up after them; circle around from behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees. [15] "And it will be that when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to battle, for God will have gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines."

The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

1Ch 15:2 LSB - [2] And David said, "No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for Yahweh chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever."

1Ch 15:14 LSB - [14] So the priests and the Levites set themselves apart as holy to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

1Ch 15:16 LSB - [16] Then David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise a sound of gladness.

1Ch 15:16 LSB - [16] Then David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise a sound of gladness.

1 Chronicles 10-12

The Death of Saul and His Sons

1Ch 10:6 LSB - [6] Thus Saul died with his three sons, and all [those] of his house died together.

Jabesh-gilead Buries Saul

1Ch 10:13-14 LSB - [13] Thus Saul died for his unfaithfulness, which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry [of it], [14] and did not inquire of Yahweh. Therefore He put him to death and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

David Anointed King over All Israel

1Ch 11:1 LSB - [1] Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

David Captures Jerusalem

1Ch 11:4, 7 LSB - [4] Then David and all Israel went to Jerusalem (that is, Jebus); and the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, [were] there. ... [7] Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore it was called the city of David.

David’s Mighty Men

1Ch 11:10 LSB - [10] Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.

The Mighty Men Join David

1Ch 12:1-2 LSB - [1] Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restricted because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men who helped [him] in war. [2] They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left [to sling] stones and [to shoot] arrows from the bow; [they were] Saul's relatives from Benjamin.

David’s Military Companies in Hebron

1Ch 12:23 LSB - [23] Now these are the numbers of the companies equipped for [military] duty, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the command of Yahweh.

1 Chronicles 7-9

Sons of Issachar

1Ch 7:1 LSB - [1] Now the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

Sons of Benjamin

1Ch 7:6 LSB - [6] [The sons of] Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.

Sons of Naphtali

1Ch 7:13 LSB - [13] The sons of Naphtali [were] Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

Sons of Manasseh

1Ch 7:14 LSB - [14] The sons of Manasseh [were] Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.

Sons of Ephraim

1Ch 7:20-23 LSB - [20] The sons of Ephraim [were] Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, [21] Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock. [22] And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. [23] Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because calamity had come upon his house.

Sons of Asher

1Ch 7:30 LSB - [30] The sons of Asher [were] Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

Generations of Saul

1Ch 8:1 LSB - [1] And Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

1Ch 7:6 LSB - [6] [The sons of] Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Jediael, three.

Num 26:38 LSB - [38] The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

1Ch 8:33 LSB - [33] Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

 

Generations of Returned Exiles

1Ch 9:1 LSB - [1] So all Israel was recorded by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away into exile to Babylon for their unfaithfulness.

1Ch 9:27 LSB - [27] And they spent the night all around the house of God, because the watch was committed to them; and they [were] over opening [it] morning by morning.

Generations of Saul

1Ch 9:39 LSB - [39] Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

1 Chronicles 4-6

Sons of Judah

1Ch 4:9-10 LSB -
[9] Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore [him] with pain."
[10] Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep [me] from harm that [it] may not pain me!" And God brought about what he asked.

Sons of Simeon

Sons of Reuben

1Ch 5:1-2 LSB - [1] Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he profaned his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not recorded in the genealogy according to the birthright. [2] Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him [came] the ruler, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

Sons of Gad

1Ch 5:18 LSB - [18] The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, [consisting] of men of valor, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and [were] learned in [the ways of] battle, [were] 44,760, who went out for [military] duty.

Sons of the Half-Tribe of Manasseh

1Ch 5:25-26 LSB - [25] But they acted unfaithfully against the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. [26] So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, even the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser, king of Assyria, and he took them away into exile, namely the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.

Sons of Levi

1Ch 6:1 LSB - [1] The sons of Levi [were] Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1Ch 6:31 LSB - [31] Now these are those whom David caused to stand over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, after the ark rested [there].

1Ch 6:32 LSB - [32] And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem; and they stood for their service according to their custom.

1Ch 6:48 LSB - [48] Their relatives the Levites were given over unto all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

1Ch 6:49 LSB - [49] But Aaron and his sons offered [offerings] up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Holy of Holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

1 Chronicles 1-3

Generations from Adam to Abraham

1Ch 1:1 LSB - [1] Adam, Seth, Enosh,

1Ch 1:4 LSB - [4] Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

1Ch 1:5 LSB - [5] The sons of Japheth [were] Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

1Ch 1:8 LSB - [8] The sons of Ham [were] Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1Ch 1:17 LSB - [17] The sons of Shem [were] Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

1Ch 1:24-27 LSB - 

[24] Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, 

[25] Eber, Peleg, Reu, 

[26] Serug, Nahor, Terah, 

[27] Abram, that is Abraham.

From Abraham to Jacob

1Ch 1:28 LSB - [28] The sons of Abraham [were] Isaac and Ishmael.

1Ch 1:34 LSB - [34] Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac [were] Esau and Israel.

Generations of David

1Ch 2:1-2 LSB - [1] These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, [2] Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Sons of David

Romans 13-16 - Bearing the Weaknesses of Others

Be Subject to Government

Rom 13:1 LSB - [1] Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist have been appointed by God.

Rom 13:7-8 LSB - 

[7] Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. 

[8] Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled [the] law.

Rom 13:14 LSB - [14] But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to [its] lusts.

Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another

Rom 14:1 LSB - [1] Now accept the one who is weak in faith, [but] not for [the purpose of] passing judgment on opinions.

Rom 14:4 LSB - [4] Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

Rom 14:7-9 LSB - 

[7] For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; 

[8] for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. 

[9] For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

Rom 14:23 LSB - [23] But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because [his eating is] not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.

Bearing the Weaknesses of Others

Rom 15:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not [just] please ourselves. 

[2] Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his building up.

Christ, the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

Rom 15:7 LSB - [7] Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.

Paul’s Ministry Plans

Rom 15:15-16 LSB - 

[15] But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me by God 

[16] for me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that [my] offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, having been sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Rom 15:30-32 LSB - 

[30] Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, 

[31] that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and [that] my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints; 

[32] so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find rest in your company.

Final Instructions and Greetings

Rom 16:20 LSB - [20] And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

Rom 16:25-27 LSB - 

[25] Now to Him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, 

[26] but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the Gentiles, [leading] to obedience of faith; 

[27] to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen.

Romans 10-12 - A Living and Holy Sacrifice

God’s Chosen People, Israel

Rom 10:3-4 LSB - 

[3] For not knowing about the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. 

[4] For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Faith Comes by Hearing

Rom 10:8-11 LSB - 

[8] But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 

[9] that if you confess with your mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 

[10] for with the heart a person believes, leading to righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, leading to salvation. 

[11] For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES UPON HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME."

Rom 10:12-13 LSB - 

[12] For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him, 

[13] for "WHOEVER CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

Rom 10:17 LSB - [17] So faith [comes] from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Rom 10:21 LSB - [21] But as for Israel He says, "ALL DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE."

God Has Not Rejected Israel

Rom 11:5 LSB - [5] In this way then, at the present time, a remnant according to [God's] gracious choice has also come to be.

Rom 11:7 LSB - [7] What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

Gentiles Grafted In

Rom 11:24 LSB - [24] For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural [branches] be grafted into their own olive tree?

All Israel Will Be Saved

Rom 11:25-26 LSB - 

[25] For I do not want you, brothers, to be uninformed of this mystery--so that you will not be wise in your own estimation--that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; 

[26] and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, "THE DELIVERER WILL COME FROM ZION, HE WILL REMOVE UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB."

Five Reasons I Believe Romans 11:26 Means a Future Conversion for Israel by John Piper

A Living and Holy Sacrifice

Rom 12:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice--living, holy, [and] pleasing to God, [which is] your spiritual service of worship. 

[2] And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Rom 12:5-8 LSB - 

[5] so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another, 

[6] but having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: whether prophecy, in agreement with the faith; 

[7] or service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; 

[8] or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with generosity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Rom 12:9-13 LSB - 

[9] [Let] love [be] without hypocrisy--by abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good, 

[10] [being] devoted to one another in brotherly love, giving preference to one another in honor, 

[11] not lagging behind in diligence, being fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, 

[12] rejoicing in hope, persevering in affliction, being devoted to prayer, 

[13] contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

Romans 7-9 - God Is for Us

Released from the Law

Rom 7:4 LSB - [4] So, my brothers, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.

Rom 7:6 LSB - [6] But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were constrained, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

Sin’s Advantage in the Law

Rom 7:22-23 LSB - 

[22] For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, 

[23] but I see a different law in my members, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a captive to the law of sin which is in my members.

Rom 7:25 LSB - [25] Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.

The Spirit of God Dwells in You

Rom 8:1-2 LSB - 

[1] Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 

[2] For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

Rom 8:3-4 LSB - 

[3] For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God [did]: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and [as an offering] for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 

[4] so that the righteous requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Rom 8:10-11 LSB - 

[10] But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. 

[11] But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Rom 8:14-15 LSB - 

[14] For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 

[15] For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received [the] Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

Rom 8:16-17 LSB - 

[16] The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 

[17] and if children, also heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with [Him] so that we may also be glorified with [Him].

Present Suffering and Future Glory

Rom 8:18 LSB - [18] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Rom 8:23 LSB - [23] And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for [our] adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

Rom 8:23 LSB - [23] And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for [our] adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

Rom 8:26-27 LSB - 

[26] And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for [us] with groanings too deep for words; 

[27] and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to [the will of] God.

Rom 8:28 LSB - [28] And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to [His] purpose.

Rom 8:29-30 LSB - 

[29] Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestined [to become] conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers; 

[30] and those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified.

God Is for Us

Rom 8:31 LSB - [31] What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

Rom 8:33-34 LSB - 

[33] Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; 

[34] who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

Rom 8:37-39 LSB - 

[37] But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 

[38] For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 

[39] nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God’s Chosen People, Israel

Rom 9:8 LSB - [8] That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God, but the children of the promise are considered as seed.

Rom 9:10-13 LSB - 

[10] And not only this, but there was Rebekah also, when she had conceived [twins] by one man, our father Isaac; 

[11] for though [the twins] were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to [His] choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls, 

[12] it was said to her, "THE OLDER SHALL SERVE THE YOUNGER." 

[13] Just as it is written, "JACOB I LOVED, BUT ESAU I HATED."

Rom 9:15-16 LSB - 

[15] For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." 

[16] So then it [does] not [depend] on the one who wills or the one who runs, but on God who has mercy.

Rom 9:17-18 LSB - 

[17] For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE I RAISED YOU UP, IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND IN ORDER THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH." 

[18] So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He hardens whom He desires.

Rom 9:27 LSB - [27] And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED;

Rom 9:30-31 LSB - 

[30] What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, laid hold of righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; 

[31] but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not attain [that] law.

Romans 4-6 - Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Abraham Justified by Faith

Rom 4:3 LSB - [3] For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS COUNTED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS."

Rom 4:10-12 LSB - 

[10] How then was it counted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised; 

[11] and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them, 

[12] and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

Rom 4:16-17 LSB - 

[16] For this reason [it is] by faith, in order that [it may be] according to grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the seed, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all-- 

[17] as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU"--in the presence of Him whom he believed, [even] God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.

Results of Justification by Faith

Rom 5:1-5 LSB - 

[1] Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 

[2] through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in hope of the glory of God. 

[3] And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction brings about perseverance; 

[4] and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 

[5] and hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Rom 5:8 LSB - [8] But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Rom 5:9 LSB - [9] Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath [of God] through Him.

The Gift of Righteousness in Christ

Rom 5:12-13 LSB - [12] Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned-- [13] for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

Rom 5:16 LSB - [16] And the gift is not like [that which came] through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment [arose] from one [transgression] resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the gracious gift [arose] from many transgressions resulting in justification.

Jas 2:10 LSB - [10] For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one [point], he has become guilty of all.

Rom 5:17 LSB - [17] For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

Rom 5:18-19 LSB -
[18] So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.
[19] For as through the one man's disobedience the many were appointed sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be appointed righteous.

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Rom 6:3 LSB - [3] Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

Rom 6:4 LSB - [4] Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

Rom 6:5-7 LSB - 

[5] For if we have become united with [Him] in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be [in the likeness] of His resurrection, 

[6] knowing this, that our old man was crucified with [Him], in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 

[7] for he who has died has been justified from sin.

Rom 6:8-10 LSB - 

[8] Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 

[9] knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him. 

[10] For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

Slaves of Righteousness

Rom 6:22-23 LSB - 

[22] But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit, leading to sanctification, and the end, eternal life. 

[23] For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Romans 1-3 - A Man Is Justified by Faith

The Gospel Exalted

Rom 1:3-4 LSB - [3] concerning His Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, [4] who was designated as the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

Rom 1:16-17 LSB - [16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. [17] For in it [the] righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH."

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

Rom 1:18-20 LSB - [18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, [19] because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. [20] For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, both His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Rom 1:21 LSB - [21] For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Rom 1:28 LSB - [28] And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do those things which are not proper,

Rom 1:32 LSB - [32] and although they know the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice [them].

God’s Righteous Judgment

Rom 2:12 LSB - [12] For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law.

Rom 2:14-16 LSB - [14] For when Gentiles who do not have the Law naturally do the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, [15] in that they demonstrate the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, [16] on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

The Jew Is Judged by the Law

Rom 2:29 LSB - [29] But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

There Is None Righteous

Rom 3:9-11 ESV - [9] What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, [10] as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; [11] no one understands; no one seeks for God.

Rom 3:19-20 LSB - [19] Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are in the Law, so that every mouth may be shut and all the world may become accountable to God; [20] because by the works of the Law NO FLESH WILL BE JUSTIFIED IN HIS SIGHT, for through the Law [comes] the knowledge of sin.

The Righteousness of God through Faith

Rom 3:23-24 LSB - [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

Rom 3:27-28 LSB - [27] Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. [28] For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.